SCP-4887
Unknown
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medium confidence
SCP-4887
Expected annual
$2.4B
One-time setup
$10.9B
Annual recurring
$2.3B
Personnel
1250
One-time capital costs are large (multi‑billion) driven by deep subterranean vault construction, global screening hardware, and dedicated strike/satellite capabilities; annual operations are also high (mid‑to‑low billions) driven by staffing, global screening, satellite/strike operations, and contingency/reserve funding.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $10.9B
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $2.3B/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$2.3B/yr
Normal year with no major containment incidents; routine operations, maintenance, screening and research only.
no large sac‑rupture events
routine detections handled by screening
no major geopolitical incidents
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Minor Incident
$2.4B/yr
Localized sac‑rupture or small regional outbreak requiring surge decontamination, targeted evacuations, and increased screening.
single Stage‑3 rupture in populated area
contaminated food supply discovered regionally
localized mass testing and quarantine
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Major Breach
$4.3B/yr
Large multi‑region outbreak or deliberate/accidental release requiring orbital strikes, mass evacuations, and major economic stabilization efforts.
widespread food‑chain contamination
multiple simultaneous Stage‑3 ruptures
international diplomatic/military escalation
Personnel
1250 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 400 | [#5, #17] Armed perimeter enforcement, checkpoints, patrols and quarantine enforcement personnel. |
| Research Scientist | 200 | [#12, #27, #17] High‑security biology, detection R&D, neutralization research teams. |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 150 | [#3, #4, #11, #23, #17] Drone/robotics maintenance, vault and facility engineering, communications/IT maintenance. |
| Drone Pilot / Operator | 80 | [#3, #17] BVLOS operators, ground control and mission planners for autonomous heavy‑lift drone fleet. |
| Satellite Ops | 20 | [#6, #17] Satellite/tactical imagery operators and analysis. |
| Medical Officer | 50 | [#8, #10, #17] Medical termination teams, field triage and containment retrieval medical staff. |
| Administrative Staff | 100 | [#18, #19, #17] Legal, diplomatic liaison, program management, and information operations administration. |
| Roboticist / Technician | 100 | [#4, #12, #17] Developers and operators of remote retrieval, robotic surgery and laboratory automation. |
| Logistics / Supply Chain Staff | 150 | [#13, #20, #17] Screening operations logistics, humanitarian supply chain, transport and warehousing staff. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates aggregate broad analyst ranges and policy choices (e.g., dedicated strike vs contracted strikes, degree of global screening). Many line items have wide ranges and depend on political decisions, so totals are order‑of‑magnitude best estimates rather than precise figures.